Henri Poincaré

A Scientific Biography

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Jeremy Gray

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Henri Poincar (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time - he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics. This book explores all the fields that Poincar touched, the debates sparked by his investigations, and how his discoveries still contribute to society.

Author Biography:

Jeremy Gray is professor of the history of mathematics at the Open University, and an honorary professor at the University of Warwick. His most recent book is "Plato's Ghost: The Modernist Transformation of Mathematics" (Princeton).

Release date NZ

November 25th, 2012

Author

Jeremy Gray

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Illustrations

39 b/w illus.

Pages

608

Dimensions

152x229x15

ISBN-13

9780691152714

Product ID

19399943

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